AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KOAK
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Metro Oakland Intl (KOAK) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 10.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated210.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.0% of reports
Latest report2019-04-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KOAK: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KOAK contains 20 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.